This book examines the connection between two major developments in the world: state-formation and democratization. Since 1946, the number of states has increased from 66 to almost 200 independent states, but our knowledge of these state-formation processes is limited. The authors present a new database on state-formation and democratization, which enables novel classifications and analyses of these processes on the global level. They argue that the form of state-formation affects the probability for democratization in new states and that the initial regime that state-formation establishes at the time of independence has long-term effects on new states' democratization.

Uses new data to test different aspects of the connection between state-formation and democratization Is based on a model that predicts the democratization in new states based on information about how and where a new state emerges Provides the first systematic classifications of state-formation since 1946

Autorentext
Thomas Denk is Chair Professor of Political Science at Örebro University, Sweden. His research focuses on democratization, political culture, state-formation, and political methodology.
**Sarah Lehtinen** is Research Analyst at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BRÅ) and former Researcher in Political Science at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. She has examined how political institutions during state-formations are developed and democratized, investigated the conditions of democratic diffusion, and developed quantitative databases.

Inhalt
1: Introduction.- 2: A Comparative Framework of State-Formation.- 3: Paths to Independence.- 4: Paths to Independence and Democratization.- 5: The Legacy of Initial Regimes and Democratization in New States.- 6: Conclusion.